Disgraced Dem Eric Swalwell’s Back in the News Thanks To Declassified FBI Files About His Chinese Spy Girlfriend
One of the slimiest worms to ever walk the halls of Congress in recent years was Eric Swalwell. And now, here comes more proof that characterization is 100 percent true.
Newly declassified FBI memos have filled in the details that Swalwell spent years trying to keep buried. The files confirm that Swalwell admitted to FBI agents during interviews that he engaged in a sexual relationship with Christine Fang — the Chinese national long suspected of working for Beijing’s intelligence services — on multiple occasions, including one incident in which she appeared at his door and the two had a sexual encounter.
This is the man who spent every waking moment of the Trump years lecturing America about ‘foreign interference’ in our politics.
The FBI files reveal a case built around illegal campaign donations, intern placements, and the congressman’s intimate relationship with a suspected Chinese intelligence asset. Investigators developed clear evidence that Fang funneled illegal campaign donations to Swalwell by routing money through U.S. citizen conduits — straw contributors used to conceal the foreign source of the funds. She also repeatedly referred interns to both his campaign and congressional office, which the bureau initially viewed as a potential quid pro quo arrangement.
The FBI opened a formal predicated investigation treating both Swalwell and Fang as subjects, examining possible bribery and campaign-finance violations. After interviewing the congressman, agents dropped him as a target and narrowed the case to Fang’s illegal activities. Despite assembling strong evidence — prohibited foreign contributions, conduit donations, false-statement offenses — the Justice Department declined to prosecute after she fled to China. Early oversight of the matter involved Jack Smith, who would later use far flimsier evidence in two separate attempts to prosecute President Trump.
The irony of the Swalwell story is almost too perfect to process. Here is a congressman who:
Sat on the House Intelligence Committee while in an intimate relationship with a suspected Chinese intelligence asset
Spent years claiming the relationship was innocent and that he’d been appropriately briefed and handled it properly
Built his entire brand on warning Americans about foreign influence in their democracy
Demanded Trump’s removal from office over Russian collusion allegations that Robert Mueller couldn’t substantiate
Is now confirmed, by the FBI’s own files, to have admitted a sexual relationship with a woman the bureau believed was working for Beijing
Swalwell resigned from Congress in April after multiple women — including a former staffer — accused him of sexual misconduct and assault, with one alleging rape. He is now facing criminal investigations in both New York and California.
The declassified files arrive in the same week that Trump’s primetime address revealed the CIA was burying Chinese election interference intelligence, that FBI officials described running “shadow governments,” and that burn bags of Obama-era documents turned up unburned in FBI headquarters.
The Chinese spy who compromised a sitting congressman on the House Intelligence Committee. The FBI that had the evidence and declined to prosecute. And Jack Smith, overseeing it all, before finding the time to file two indictments against Donald Trump. Every conspiracy theorist was right. The documents confirm it.
BREAKING: Dolly Parton’s Cause Of Death Revealed: ‘Brief Battle’
Dolly Parton’s death came after a brief battle with cancer, her representatives revealed Tuesday.
The country music legend died Aug. 25 at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. She was 80.
Parton had been admitted to the cancer center Friday, four days before her death. Her representatives confirmed the cancer diagnosis in a statement to PEOPLE but did not disclose what type she had.
“Our beloved Dolly Parton spent her life and career bringing joy, laughter, hope and integrity into everything she touched. Her unmatched generosity reached the lives of countless people whom she would never meet, yet she was always there to offer a helping hand,” the statement read.
“Whether it be the hundreds of millions of books donated through her invaluable Imagination Library or funding research that helped create a lifesaving vaccine used around the world, Dolly’s unconditional love for all people was the guiding force for her lasting impact. After bravely facing a brief battle with cancer, Dolly departed her Earthly life today at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center surrounded by loved ones,” the statement concluded.
The “Jolene” singer had also been dealing with kidney and autoimmune issues before her death, PEOPLE previously reported.
Just days earlier, Dolly Parton opened up about her declining health and acknowledged that she had put off addressing some medical issues while caring for her husband, Carl.
“As I’ve shared in video messages throughout the past year, I am dealing with some health issues that I just didn’t pay attention to when I was watching over [my husband] Carl. You know, this isn’t the first time I’ve had to manage something like this. Back in the early ’80s, I was down for several months with female issues, and I was struggling with my weight at the time too, so it’s not like I haven’t been through hard times with my health,” Parton told PEOPLE.
Her nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced her death in an Instagram video Tuesday on behalf of the Parton and Owens family.
“My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today announcing the passing of my aunt, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean, Sister, Sis and Granny to one generation and Gigi to the next,” he says in the video.
Seaver, who served as Parton’s head of security for more than two decades, said she had asked him years earlier to deliver the announcement.
“This video announcement is something Dolly asked of me years ago, before I fully absorbed it as a future reality,” he continued. “As her head of security for more than two decades, a role my father Larry held before me, I have imagined the heaviness of this moment but haven’t truly felt it until now.”
Seaver said the moment brought immense pride and heartbreak, but he took comfort in his faith that Parton had been reunited with Carl and other loved ones.
Seaver added: “It is an honor, an honor that is mixed with absolute pride and great sadness. But sadness lies with us, not with Dolly. Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus, surely met by Carl, her parents and countless othe
Shocking 'truth' behind Prince Harry's decision to quit major role
Prince Harry should have "resigned in disgrace" from the board of a controversial African wildlife charity, a commentator says. James Walker makes the bombshell remark in Wednesday's episode of this publication's podcast, Daily Expresso.
He and the show's host, JJ Anisiobi, delve into the Duke of Sussex's dramatic decision to step down from African Parks. James, commenting on the controversy, said: "When you hear about this stuff and how long it's been going on for, you should be resigning in disgrace. [Harry] should be saying: 'I'm not touching that with a barge pole. That is a failed entity. We're going nowhere near it'.
"But no. He's still saying he's going to 'support their mission'. And again this Caroline Pearce, executive director of Survival International, goes on to say: 'His departure doesn't undo that record'.
"She alleged that African Parks was aware of the abuses for years, but it was only after Survival complained to Harry that the charity finally commissioned an investigation."
James added: "Well, she's got a point."
It emerged on Monday (August 24) that Harry was no longer a board member of the wildlife charity.
The conservation organisation has admitted that human rights abuses were committed by its rangers against members of the semi-nomadic Baka group in Congo-Brazzaville.
African Parks has said since that it has improved its safeguarding processes both in the Odzala-Kokoua National Park and institutionally.
Its admission followed an independent human rights investigation into allegations guards managed and paid by the charity had beaten, raped and tortured indigenous people in Odzala-Kokoua National Park.
Harry was president of the charity for six years before he became a member of its board of directors in 2023.
A spokesman for the Duke said he remains an active and avid supporter of African Parks. He added: "The Duke is proud of his 10 years with African Parks and fully supports the ongoing strengthening of its board.
"His commitment to conservation in Africa continues and he remains a supporter of African Parks’ mission."
Human rights organisation, Survival International, said it had been calling on Harry to step down from African Parks for years.
The group's director, Caroline Pearce, said in a statement: "It’s outrageous that for 10 years Prince Harry has served African Parks while the organisation has been responsible for abuse and violence against Indigenous people.
"His departure doesn't undo that record — African Parks itself must now be held accountable, and must abandon this model of fortress conservation for good."
Survival International said indigenous peoples know how best to manage their land and the idea outsiders know better is racist and colonial.
